EP1611381A4 - A sports ball valve - Google Patents

A sports ball valve

Info

Publication number: EP1611381A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: ball valve; sports ball; sports; valve; ball
Prior art date: 2003-03-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP04721092A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1611381A1 (en

Inventor

David Horton

Allan Dolph Meyer

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Global Valve Technology Pty Ltd

Original Assignee

Global Valve Technology Pty Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2003-03-17

Filing date

2004-03-17

Publication date

2006-09-20

2003-03-17 Priority claimed from AU2003901224A external-priority patent/AU2003901224A0/en

2003-07-18 Priority claimed from AU2003903713A external-priority patent/AU2003903713A0/en

2004-03-17 Application filed by Global Valve Technology Pty Ltd filed Critical Global Valve Technology Pty Ltd

2006-01-04 Publication of EP1611381A1 publication Critical patent/EP1611381A1/en

2006-09-20 Publication of EP1611381A4 publication Critical patent/EP1611381A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B41/00—Hollow inflatable balls
- A63B41/12—Tools or devices for blowing up or closing balls
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K15/00—Check valves
- F16K15/20—Check valves specially designed for inflatable bodies, e.g. tyres
- F16K15/202—Check valves specially designed for inflatable bodies, e.g. tyres and with flexible valve member

EP04721092A 2003-03-17 2004-03-17 A sports ball valve Withdrawn EP1611381A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AU2003901224A AU2003901224A0 (en)	2003-03-17	2003-03-17	A valve
AU2003903713A AU2003903713A0 (en)	2003-07-18	2003-07-18	A valve
PK111303		2003-12-22
PCT/AU2004/000329 WO2004083697A1 (en)	2003-03-17	2004-03-17	A sports ball valve

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1611381A1 EP1611381A1 (en)	2006-01-04
EP1611381A4 true EP1611381A4 (en)	2006-09-20

Family

ID=37052557

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP04721092A Withdrawn EP1611381A4 (en)	2003-03-17	2004-03-17	A sports ball valve

Country Status (9)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20060264278A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1611381A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2006520446A (en)
KR (1)	KR20050120765A (en)
AU (1)	AU2004221791A1 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0408512A (en)
CA (1)	CA2519416A1 (en)
NZ (1)	NZ542785A (en)
WO (1)	WO2004083697A1 (en)

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2004
- 2004-03-17 KR KR1020057017596A patent/KR20050120765A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2004-03-17 NZ NZ542785A patent/NZ542785A/en unknown
- 2004-03-17 CA CA002519416A patent/CA2519416A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2004-03-17 JP JP2006503966A patent/JP2006520446A/en active Pending
- 2004-03-17 US US10/549,806 patent/US20060264278A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2004-03-17 EP EP04721092A patent/EP1611381A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-03-17 AU AU2004221791A patent/AU2004221791A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2004-03-17 WO PCT/AU2004/000329 patent/WO2004083697A1/en active Application Filing
- 2004-03-17 BR BRPI0408512-4A patent/BRPI0408512A/en not_active IP Right Cessation

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GB713319A (en) *	1951-07-09	1954-08-11	Tuck & Company Ltd	Improvements in and relating to football bladders, and valve sealing means therein
US2731028A (en) *	1952-08-20	1956-01-17	Us Rubber Co	Valve
US3621876A (en) *	1970-01-19	1971-11-23	Robert K Campbell	Self-sealing chalk valve
WO2000077429A1 (en) *	1999-06-15	2000-12-21	Ip.One Pty. Ltd.	A non-return valve

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2519416A1 (en)	2004-09-30
JP2006520446A (en)	2006-09-07
NZ542785A (en)	2008-04-30
BRPI0408512A (en)	2006-03-07
AU2004221791A1 (en)	2004-09-30
WO2004083697A1 (en)	2004-09-30
EP1611381A1 (en)	2006-01-04
US20060264278A1 (en)	2006-11-23
KR20050120765A (en)	2005-12-23

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2005-11-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2006-01-04	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20051017
2006-01-04	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2006-01-04	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK
2006-06-21	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2006-09-20	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20060823
2007-01-10	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20061213
2010-01-22	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2010-11-05	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2010-12-08	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20100615

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